See also:“[U+201C LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK],
”[U+201D RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK],
〃[U+3003 DITTO MARK],
″[U+2033 DOUBLE PRIME],
״[U+05F4 HEBREW PUNCTUATION GERSHAYIM],and" "  also " |
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- “ (as opening quotation mark),” (as closing quotation mark),〃 (as ditto mark),″ (as double prime)
Typographical simplification, particularly due to the use of typewriters, thence followed in computers: rather than having separate opening (“) and closing (”) quotation marks (and other keys for ″ and others), a single square key was used, to reduce the number of keys.
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- Used as aquotation mark in some languages. See" ".
- An ASCII substitute for″ (double prime, as in inches)
- Used after a letter as a nonstandard representation of anumlaut,diaeresis orhungarumlaut, when technical limitations prevent the use of one.
Zo"e sits on the chair.
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- 〃 (ditto mark)Used in lists or tables to indicate a repetition of appropriate content above
- (time, angles) An ASCII substitute for the symbol representing thesecond, placed after the value of the seconds in a term to indicate seconds count
- (time):'
- (angles):',°
- (ditto mark):see〃
Punctuation
quotation marks and quotation dashes - all single characters
- Curved double quotation marks:“ ·” ·„ ·‟
- Curved single quotation marks and apostrophes:‘ ·’ ·‚ ·‛
- Straight double quotation mark:"
- Straight single quotation mark and apostrophe:'
- Prime quotation marks:〝 ·〞 ·〟
- Guillemets:« ·»
- Single guillemets:‹ ·›
- Corner brackets:「 ·」 ·『 ·』
- Quotation dashes:— (em dash) ·― (horizontal bar) ·– (en dash)
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- An ASCII substitute for״ (gershayim)